Sometimes, you have to construct your own platform.
Olympics
A Coca-Cola commercial for the 1984 Winter Olympics in 35mm 4K
Coke Is It!
What is Tokyo Olympiad? A documentary by Kon Ichikawa
GOAT status in documentary form.
GQ on The Dream Team from Barcelona 92
‘Legends at every position on the floor.’
Trans World Sport's 2022 Winter Olympics review
A quick recap of the Beijing Winter Games.
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The top 10 posts of 2022
What were the most viewed articles of 2022?
Skijoring: the one-time Olympic demonstration sport
From Scandanavian winter travel to North American snow cowboy racing.
What are the odds of winning a protest at the Olympics?
Flip a coin. Heads we win, tails we lose and they get a few more coins as payment for protesting.
Shout out to Benjamin Alexander, the first Jamaican alpine skiier at the Winter Olympics
Alexander joins a host of Jamaicans who have featured at the Winter Games, but he has the distinction of being the first in alpine skiiing.
The dangers of Olympic sledding
Sled head is still a WIP for scientists studying the dangerous sports of bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge.
Photos from the first 12 Winter Olympics
Travel back in time with this photo series, showcasing the first 12 Winter Games.
TIL: Ski ballet was a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics
‘In essence, ski ballet is figure skating on skis. Can you do it on a flat surface like an ice rink? No, because you need some downward momentum to be skiing but it’s a very gentle slope. A short run is two minutes and a long run is four minutes.’
Montell Douglas and Mica McNeill: bobsledding at Beijing 2022
History will be made in the two-woman bobsleigh team for Great Britain.
Can you pick all 15 African nations that have participated in the Winter Olympic games?
Can you get more than half?